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John McCain
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Election Coverage from MPR
Midday looks back at some of the year's most memorable stories from Minnesota Public Radio reporters.
(Midday,
01/02/2009)
A new report from a media watchdog group suggests coverage of John McCain was substantially more negative than coverage of Barack Obama, a charge often made by conservative critics. Midmorning looks at the debate over favoritism in campaign coverage, and how coverage of the president-elect will change.
(Midmorning,
11/10/2008)
With a gracious nod to Barack Obama, John McCain
acknowledged defeat and urged his supporters to move beyond
partisan differences to put country first - an echo of his campaign
theme.
(11/05/2008)
His name etched in history as America's first
black president, Barack Obama turned from the jubilation of victory
to the sober challenge of leading a nation worried about economic
crisis, two unfinished wars and global uncertainty.
(11/05/2008)
Photos from election night in the United States.
(11/04/2008)
While John McCain rushed
around to seven states for last-minute campaigning on Monday, Obama
didn't appear before voters until after 11 a.m., the first of just
three events for the day.
(11/03/2008)
Barack Obama and John McCain uncorked
massive get-out-the-vote operations in more than a dozen
battleground states Sunday.
(11/02/2008)
Warmed by the cheers of thousands, John
McCain and Barack Obama plunged through the final weekend of their
marathon race for the White House.
(11/01/2008)
Should the federal government continue to provide $7 billion in taxpayer subsidies for ethanol? John McCain and Barack Obama disagree.
(11/01/2008)
Despite John McCain's prediction of an
upset, Barack Obama reached for a landslide Friday, invading his
rival's home state with TV ads and building a lead in early voting
in key battlegrounds as the presidential race headed into a hectic
final weekend.
(10/31/2008)
Candidate snapshot
Party: Republican
Biography
Date of Birth: 08/29/1936
Place of Birth: Panama
Education: United States Naval Academy
Religion: Baptist
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